Use of complementary and alternative medicine among adults with skin disease: Results from a national survey

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-425

  Smith, Nana ^a,b   Shin, Daniel B ^b   Brauer, Jeremy A ^c   Mao, Jun ^b   Gelfand, Joel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASCARA SAGRADA; CHAMOMILE; CHONDROITIN; FISH OIL; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAVA; MELATONIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PEPPERMINT; PROGESTERONE; ROYAL JELLY; VALERIAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; COMFREY; CRATAEGUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHINACEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPHEDRA SINICA; EVENING PRIMROSE; FEMALE; FUCUS; GARLIC; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; GUARANA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INTERVIEW; KELP; MALE; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; SABAL; SENNA; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOYBEAN; SUPPLEMENTATION; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM; UNITED STATES; VITEX; YAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60149106769     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.905     Document Type: Article

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